Unleashing DePIN #059 | Building DePIN On Base - With Base's Head of DePIN, Luca Curran
On this episode of the Unleashing DePIN podcast, host Tyler Boscolo welcomes Luca Curran, the Head of Ai and DePIN at Base. Luca shares his journey from joining the crypto world to leading AI and DePIN at Base. We discuss everything from product building at Base, the advantages of layer 2 solutions, diverse developer tools, and Base’s vision for supporting builders. Luca talks about the ease of building on Base, its robust ecosystem, and innovative distribution channels through Coinbase. Tune in to hear about exciting DePIN projects like Dimo, Daylight in the energy space, and World Mobile, among others that are utilizing Base's ecosystem. Don't miss the chance to get the inside scoop of Luca's vision for the future of DePIN on Base. Follow Base for more updates and check out the links below to get more involved!
Luca from Base Team
01:05 Luca's Journey into Crypto and Base
02:56 DePIN Focus at Base
06:27 Base's Competitive Advantages
11:39 DePIN Projects Building on Base
15:07 L3 Expansion and App Chains
18:44 AI and Deepen Integration
22:38 Privacy and Data Ownership
24:27 Why Build on Base?
25:34 Future Roadmap and Closing Remarks
14: Alex Zhang - Curating Cultural Playgrounds
Alex Zhang (https://www.alexzhang.world/) is a cultural curator, community builder, and creative director. Currently, he's Chief Creative Officer of Powder Mountain (https://powdermountain.com/), a where he's working with Reed Hastings to create a globally unique ski experience that combines art, architecture, and lots of fresh tracks.
Alex loves people and curating spaces and experiences for them: whether that means parties, music festivals, or mountain towns. He joined Summit Series out of school, throwing large scale events around the world and working on Powder Mountain, a Utah mountain resort the ownership group had acquired. He then joined one of the first social DAOs, Friends with Benefits (FWB) as Mayor/CEO, after being tapped by its founder Trevor McFredries to scale the tokenized social club beyond a Discord Server. He launched FWB Fest, an annual in-person music festival and crypto conference with past performers including James Blake, Charli XCX, and Caroline Polachek. Most recently, he joined Reed Hastings to return to Powder Mountain after [the Netflix co-founder acquired a controlling stake in the resort. Alex leads brand, art, architecture, and marketing.
Blending culture, commerce, and "cool" is anything but a science, but Alex has made a career of it. I've known him for a decade and it's been a thrill to watch him continue to find strange intersections, blending worlds like music and tech, crypto and culture, and skiing and art. We talk about this, how to create spaces and events, living in the mountains, large scale art experiences, Christopher Alexander and Jane Jacobs, challenges in creating new cities, learning from Reed Hastings, and a life of deepening one's taste.
I hope you enjoy and are inspired to life a more connected, playful, and present life.
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Timestamps:
- (0:05): Hampton: Dialectic's First Partner
- (4:09): Commerce & Culture, Patronage, and Constraints
- (12:17): Curating People, Spaces, and Art: "Host Energy"
- (19:44): How to Throw a Party or Start a Scene
- (27:05): Unlikely Intersections and Authentic Marketing
- (35:36): Returning to Powder and Building a Unique Mountain Resort
- (42:31): Utah and Mountain Living
- (47:27): Randomness & Emergence: Christopher Alexander, Jane Jacobs, and Cities
- (52:24): Creating a Digital Feeling of Place
- (55:15): Network States and New Cities
- (1:00:42): "Community"
- (1:08:27): Organic Leadership Opportunities, Partnership, and Trust
- (1:15:12): Focused Leadership and The Power of Memetic Language
- (1:20:02): Learning from Reed Hastings as a Leader
- (1:29:09): Getting into Rooms and Finding Serendipity
- (1:32:58): Playfulness and Elon
- (1:36:25): Intuition and Career Decisions
- (1:39:10): Curating Music and a Life Goal of Refining Taste
- (1:42:56): Music's Role in Creating Great Spaces
- (1:44:08): Photography
- (1:46:02): Beginning, Learning to Ski and Scuba
- (1:48:10): Improving Los Angeles and What Makes it Special
Links
- Powder Mountain: https://powdermountain.com/
- Friends With Benefits: https://www.fwb.help/
- Summit Series: https://summit.co/
- How Music Works by David Byrne: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13235689-how-music-works
- Studio 54 (2018): https://letterboxd.com/film/studio-54/
- Storm King Art Center: https://stormking.org/
- Naoshima Island: https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/220/
- Marfa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marfa,\_Texas
- "The world is a museum of passion projects": https://x.com/collision/status/1529452415346302976
- Roden Crater: https://rodencrater.com/
- Christopher Alexander: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher\_Alexander
- Jane Jacobs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane\_Jacobs
- The Network State: https://thenetworkstate.com/
- Edge City: https://www.edgecity.live/
- Edge Esmeralda: https://www.edgeesmeralda.com/
- WSA, a Manhattan Office Tower, Becomes an Unlikely ‘It’ Building: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/style/wsa-building.html
- Remedy Place: https://www.remedyplace.com/
- WAREHOUSE: https://warehousemotorclub.com/
- Was That a James Turrell I Just Skied By?: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/arts/design/reed-hastings-art-park.html)
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Metaverse, Digital Land & the Future of Ownership | Sébastien Borget (Sandbox)
🎙️ Welcome to Episode 1 of The Good News Is…
We’re kicking off the season with a visionary guest: Sébastien Borget, Co-Founder & COO of The Sandbox, and President of the Blockchain Game Alliance.
In this episode, host Rachel Wilkins explores how digital ownership, virtual spaces, and decentralized economies are transforming the way we create, connect, and build.
🔥 What You'll Learn:
The future of the metaverse and digital land ownership
How The Sandbox empowers creators and communities
Why decentralized identity and ownership matter
What’s next for Web3 culture and commerce
👤 About Sébastien Borget:
Sébastien is a pioneer in the Web3 space and a driving force behind The Sandbox—a decentralized metaverse platform where users can create, own, and monetize virtual experiences. He also leads the Blockchain Game Alliance, advocating for the adoption of blockchain in the gaming industry.
🔗 Learn more about The Sandbox: https://www.sandbox.game/
🐦 Follow Sébastien on Twitter: / borgetsebastien
✨ Follow The Good News Is…
🌐 Website: https://goodnewsstudio.io
🐦 Rachel on Twitter: / rachelwilkinsb
📸 Instagram: / goodnewsstudios
This is The Good News Is…the future, told by the optimists building it.
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Coop returns from Coachella with fresh perspective on how real people interact (or don’t) with crypto. From QR-coded trinkets to normie skepticism, the crew breaks down the gap between onchain ideals and IRL behavior — and what it means for building better products.
In this episode:
0:10 – Coop’s Coachella recap: sets, vibes, and GA over VIP
1:35 – “This song’s onchain”
2:13 – Should crypto founders be onboarding IRL?
8:50 – Normies don't hate crypto — they just don't care
13:53 – Why "onchain" needs to feel like AIM, not finance
22:01 – Collecting for culture, not profit: what makes people click
30:00 – Why rewards-based systems struggle with real people
34:01 – Gamifying patronage: cashback, spins, and social signals
38:49 – Coop’s USDC shift
46:00 – Zoom out, trust the process
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